- So we've used frequency shifters and ringmods…on drums and baselines, but now I'm gonna switch gears…and show you how you can use a frequency shifter…to make a really evil sound.…I call this one ringmod demon.…First, let me show you an old speech I found.…I'm not even sure who's speaking.…It was just in my sample collection.…- I am the Edison phonograph, created by…the great wizard of the new world to delight those…who would have melody or be amused.…I can sing you tender songs of love.…I can give you merry tales and joyous laughter.…

I can transport you to the realms of music.…I can cause you to join in the rhythmic dance.…I can lull the babe to sweet repose,…or waken in the aged heart soft memories of youthful days.…- Alright, so the first thing we're gonna do…is reverse it.…People always seem to relate evil sounds…with things played in reverse.…So in the spirit of that, pun intended, let's do it.…Let's see what that sounds like.…(speech in reverse)…The next thing we're going to do is time stretch it out…using the complex algorithm in Ableton.…

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10/24/2014

Make your EDM tracks stand out. Ditch the canned sounds and learn how to add texture, sheen, and movement to your productions with these extreme sound-mangling techniques, which are based on J. Scott G's production and remix experience with artists like Adam Lambert, Shiny Toy Guns, Madonna, and David Bowie. He'll show you how to create and tweak sounds with vocoders; faders, flangers, and chorus effects; reverb and delay; EQ and filters; distortion; time stretching; and glitches and granular synthesis. The final bonus chapter digs into the loops included with J. Scott's Twisted System sample pack, which comes free with the exercise files for this course. These techniques are both practical and inspirational, providing tools for creating new sounds and ideas for making electronic dance music that sounds even more creative and unique.

Note: This course was recorded in Ableton Live, but the tutorials can be used with any digital audio workstation.